Stampin With Alex

Sneak Peek

2009-07-12T22:38:00.000-07:00

There is a new catalogue coming - a new Mini catalogue. It is gorgeous!!!!

Here is a sneak peek:

Want to be one of the first to play with some new product??????

Well, then you better book your spot at our Spring Mini Catalogue Launch.

When? Friday 31st July 2009 @ 7.30pm

Where? Lisarow

Cost? $10.00

You will get to make three projects using new goodies and tea/coffee & supper is provided. It is a fun night and a great chance to see and order from the new catalogue first.

Email or call me if you would like to book a seat, numbers are limited so contact me ASAP.

scrapalley@gmail.com

Bye

Alex

Wrap Around

2009-07-08T03:33:00.000-07:00

Last month was my friend and upline's birthday. I love making presents for my friends and family, it's like you are giving a little piece of you. I made Linda this cute little project called a Wrap Around designed by Lauren Meader for Papertrey Ink. It is a handy project too, she can record peoples birthday in it so that she can be on top of her card giving (mmmm, maybe I need one too).

I borrowed the Fifth Ave Floral stamp set to create this and have decided that I NEEEED that set. So I am hoping to earn it for free by the end of this month (SU is so good at promos to give you things for free - gotta love free!) You too can earn stuff for free by holding a workshop, just contact me if you are interested.

Bye for now,

Alex

Whoooo's a Cutie?

2009-06-29T04:48:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I held a class on chipboard. We inked, glued, coloured and glittered a bunch of Stampin' Up Chipboard shapes (my kitchen floor was very sparkly by the end of the night).

Here is a scrapbook page where I used the branch and owl from the On Board So Tweet set:

I got inspiration for the owl from somewhere on my blogging searches and would love to give credit, but my brain won't seem to retain anything at the moment. He wasn't my idea but I love him anyway.

And here is a card we created with the chipboard pear.

We ran it through the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder to create the polka dots.

We got good news today, it seems that our new house has a few little building issues but nothing major. Yay! Just need a plumbers report on Monday and everything hopefully will be a 'GO'. I cannot wait to get my family into our new property.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

I'm Back

2009-06-29T04:21:00.000-07:00

Phew.....the last couple of weeks have been a whirl wind of stress and house inspections. But I think the search is nearly at an end. We have found a house, had our offer accepted and as long as it isn't about to fall down upon building inspection.......we should be moving in within three weeks. Yay!!!!!!

I realise that it has been a little while since I posted anything here, so I wanted to share with you pic's from my last class I held in my studio last week. We had a great night and everyone went home with a little chipboard booklet to decorate. Here is mine:

I used the Bella Rose papers, which are one of my favourite packs this year.

This is me when I was a Bubba. Arn't I cute!?!?

We used the Bind-it-All to put the book all together.

I will be holding this class again when I get settled in my new home, so if you like this little book and want one of your own then keep an eye on my blog here for new classes coming up.

Will be back with more soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Love this quote.......

2009-06-17T07:16:00.000-07:00

I found it on Ali Edwards blog and it really speaks to me just now.

Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinion drown out your own inner voice. Most imporant, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ~ Steve Jobs

Think about it, it is so true.

Will share some more craft soon. We have sold our house and are in the process of trying to find something to live in (either buy or rent). Time is running out, so crafting has taken a back seat at the moment. Must find a new nest for my little family!

Thanks for stopping by, and remember to listen to your own inner voice and forget the noise!

Bye,

Alex

A Little Bit of Sympathy....

2009-06-08T04:51:00.001-07:00

..........for a dear friend.

Crazy for Stampin' Up Cupcakes

2009-06-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to see soooo many cupcake goodies in the new catalogue this year. This is the card I have been doing at a couple of classes lately using the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set.

We have watercoloured the cupcakes on the stand with SU Watercolor crayons and an Aqua brush. I never thought I liked watercolouring.................until I found the Stampin' Up Watercolor Crayons. They are DIVINE and just heavenly to colour with. Let me know if you would like to have a workshop to try them out. I would love to show you how to use them.

Bye for now,

Alex

Always Stamp Set

2009-06-02T03:55:00.000-07:00

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this stamp set. I held off buying it from the Summer Mini catalogue last year, wondering whether I would use it much. Then when it made it into the new catalogue for 2009/2010 I borrowed it from Liz to play with. Well, I didn't want to give it back did I? So of course, I had to get my own set. And I love it!!!!

This card uses the Bella Rose papers.

And this card uses the Bella Bleu papers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Stampin' Up June Promo

2009-05-31T14:21:00.000-07:00

It's a great time to host a workshop (click on picture to read all the details). Contact me to book a time that I can come and paper play with you and your friends - scrapalley@gmail.com

It will be fun!!

Alex

Published

2009-05-30T17:02:00.000-07:00

I always get so excited when I open a magazine and see my work in there. Here is my contribution to the newest Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine.

These stamps are not SU but I just love them. I bought these stamps last year when we went on a trip to Bowral from a very cute little shop called My Place.

And the chipboard shapes on the cards were a present from a special friend for Christmas. She knows me well obviously! Thanks Debbie.

Alex

Classes for June

2009-05-29T02:44:00.000-07:00

Thursday 11th June - 7.30pm

Create some beautiful cards with Stampin' Up goodies (sneak peeks coming soon)

$15.00 - everything included

Wednesday 17th June - 7.30pm

Working with Chipboard - learn how to embellish with chipboard

$15.00 - everything included

Friday 19th June - 7.30pm

Scrapbooking - create a gorgeous fold-out scrapbooking page that would be perfect for a gift

$15.00 - everything included

Spaces are limited so be sure to contact me quick and book your spot. Email me at scrapalley@gmail.com or call me on 4362 7209. I would love to see you here.

Bye

Alex

Hostess Gift

2009-05-27T22:52:00.000-07:00

Thought I would share a picture of one of my Hostess Gifts. It is a covered note pad for her to use. (Hi Sharyn - hope you liked it!)

Love, love, love the Bella Rose papers. They are just gorgeous. And 'Live with Passion' comes from the Inspired by Nature set.

And this one uses an old favourite......the Weathered Background stamp. The papers used here are from the Raspberry Tart set (great name huh!?)

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Meet Shelli

2009-05-22T05:04:00.000-07:00

Remember I said down here that Shelli Garnder inspires me and I admire what she has created. Want to know a little more about her story? Then be sure to spend a few minutes to watch this video to see how she created Stampin' Up.

Central Coast Craft & Quilt Expo - 24th May

2009-05-17T19:06:00.000-07:00

Come along to the charity event for a great day out - Central Coast Craft, Quilt, Dolls & Bear Expo at Wyong Race Course on Sunday 24th May. Support the Cancer Care Services for Gosford and Wyong while enjoying the wonderful eye candy available for all us crafty ladies.

Guess what!? I'm going to be there. With papercraft displays, products to purchase and demonstrations it is worth the visit. Come and spend a Sunday supporting a worthwhile charity while having fun yourself, and make sure you drop by our stall to say hi (and maybe take home a card or two!!).

Where: Wyong Race Club

When: Sunday 24th May 2009

Time: 9.30am - 4.00pm

Admission: Adults $6 and children $2

I look forward to seeing you.

Alex

Have a Fabulous Day!!!!

2009-05-09T15:48:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day to all my wonderful friends and customers. I hope you all have a fabulous day and that you get spoilt.

I have started the morning by doing my job.........yep, a sick little boy to look after. But on top of that I have been spoilt with lots of gifts from the school Mothers Day Stall, a Singstar (love a bit of closet karaoke) and been dished up a gorgeous breakfast of croissants and fresh fruit. My Mum is along side me enjoying it too.

Here is the card I made for Mum:

We made this in the Mothers Day class last week. The flower is called a Dahlia Fold Flower and is quite easy to create once you get the hang of the fold.

The flower pops out for you to write on the card.

I also made her a scrapbook page fold-out which I will try to photograph today before she takes it home.

Again, have a fabulous day.

Bye

Alex

Happy Mothers Day with Stampin Up

2009-05-06T16:24:00.000-07:00

4 More sleeps and it is the time to celebrate being a Mother. I love this job, not all the time but the majority of it I love. Nothing brings me more joy than my three boys.

Stamping.............now I love that too! Did I need to tell you that though?? Combining the two is just perfect. So if your other-half and kiddies need something that you will enjoy for a Mothers Day gift, why not a Gift Certificate. Give hubby my email address (scrapalley@gmail.com) and I can make him up something like this to give you on Sunday morning:

Inside is a Gift Certificate to the value of his choice. Then you can browse the catalogue while you eat your breakfast in bed and choose what you are going to spend it on.

Need a gift for YOUR Mum. Why not get her one too?

Have a fabulous day.

Bye

Alex

Miss You!!

2009-05-06T00:57:00.000-07:00

Card inspired from Splitcoast Stampers

I know I have been really slack lately with blogging some pretty things to look at. Life has been very hectic and I am loving every minute of it.

This last weekend I travelled down to Canberra for the Stampin' Up Convention and had an absolute blast. Liz, Georgina and I shared a room at the Novotel and had the best time (including a reeeeeally long breakfast). The convention included Make & Takes and business talks, along with swaps and presentations. Including a few from Shelli Gardner, the CEO and Co-Founder for Stampin' Up. We are really lucky here in Australia because we are so new to Stampin' Up, the attendance at the convention was not too big. Therefore, Shelli gets to meet and greet the demonstrators and she is so gracious at having her photo taken with us. She made comment while doing so that in the US she can't do this because they have over 7000 attendees. I did the groupie thing and had my photo taken with her. Her story and gentle nature inspire me and I took great joy in meeting her.

I have been totally inspired and look forward to sharing so many more photos of my work with you. Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Come & Join my Stampin' Up Team

2009-05-03T04:25:00.000-07:00

How good is this?

In celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator for only $150 with our limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:

Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set* $77.95
Simply Scrappin' Petal Party $36.95
Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12") $21.95
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad $11.95
Craft & Rubber Scissors $37.95
*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $77.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit:

Getting Started DVD
Getting Started Guide
Guest Invitation Postcard (100)
Idea Book & Catalogue (8)
To My Hostess Envelope (10)
Project Sample Sheet
Recruit Brochures (20)
Hostess Brochure (20)
Hostess Benefits Form (10)
Customer Order Form (50)

If you would like more information of starting your own Stampin' Up business with my continual support and help, then email me now and I will get an information pack to you.

Bye

Alex

Wanna join the club?

2009-04-22T02:38:00.000-07:00

A creative, fun and inspirational club.

Want to meet with a bunch of lovely people every second month for a social night out?

Want to learn new techniques and build up your card stash?

Want to gradually add to your craft tools from the gorgeous new Stampin' Up catalogue?

Well, do I have a proposition for you. I am running a Stampin' Up stamp club here at my place and I would like to invite you to join. If you are local and said yes to all (or most) of the questions above, then STAMP CLUB is for you.

How does it work?

There are six members to the Club and we meet every second month over the period of a year. Each month you are required to spend $50 minimum on Stampin' Up products (before p&h). This allows for the sales to reach $300 and allows for hostess benefits. Here's the good part: once during the year YOU are the hostess (yep, without hosting your own show) and receive a free stamp set plus free product. You also get to bring along a friend when you are the hostess (and if they purchase product, you get the benefits).

It is a heap of fun and such a nice retreat away from daily life stresses. If you would like to join or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at scrapalley@gmail.com

Stamp Club will begin once I have filled all 6 positions, a couple of positions have already been filled so get in quick.

Would love to hear from you.

Bye

Alex

Friendly Words

2009-04-20T15:12:00.000-07:00

The Friendly Words Stampin' Around Wheel is one of my favourite new products from this years catalogue. So easy and simple to decorate cards and scrapbooking pages.

On this card I have used a whole stack of tools. Colour Spritzer, Stampin' Around Wheel, Sponges, Eyelet Border punch, Crop-A-Dile and paper piercer. Lots of fun to play with tools, I love it. If you have any questions about these tools or the card above, please do not hesitate to leave a comment or contact me at scrapalley@gmail.com.

Bye

Alex

Pocket Shilouettes

2009-04-19T03:09:00.000-07:00

I just love this little stamp set. Pocket Shilouettes has some really cute little flower images that are dainty and gorgeous.

Enjoy!

Alex

Mum's Workshop at Medowie

2009-04-17T04:18:00.000-07:00

My gorgeous Mum has a bunch of friends who come to her place every week to learn how to make porcelain dolls. She teaches them to paint their faces and put their bodies together among whatever else you have to do to create a doll. She is forever showing them the little booklets I make for her and her handmade cards, having a pigeon chest moment about her 'talented' daughter (apparently she shares that my housework suffers because of it!) A few friends asked if I could come and teach them how to make cards too. Could I!!!!????

It snowballed from a couple of ladies into 9 and we had a lovely day that included a yummy lunch made by our host - MUM. It was quite funny for me to watch her actually. She decided not to make cards (because that is not her thing) and watch the children. But I noticed her helping a number of ladies with what to do next and passing tools around for them. She obviously takes notice of what I do when she watches me. She is also very talented craft-wise too.

Anyway, here are the cards that we made the other day:

This one uses Upsy Daisy and was inspired by a card I saw on Splitcoast Stampers. That is a fabulous place for inspiration.

And this one uses the new Birthday Greetings set - On Your Birthday, Pocket Silhouettes and Urban Garden paper.

This one is a favourite thanks to the colours. New In-Colors Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette. Stamp sets On Your Birthday, Friends 24-7 and Friendly Words wheel.

I had a fabulous time with Mums friends and I hope that we get to do it again.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Classes Coming Up!

2009-04-16T03:33:00.000-07:00

Mothers Day Class

When: Tuesday 5th May

Time: 7.30pm

Where: My Studio

Cost: $15 (all materials supplied)

Projects: 2 x Mothers Day Cards (can be altered to other occasions) + 1 adorable gift project

How: Book in now by emailing me at scrapalley@gmail.com or calling 4362 7209. Places are limited so get in quick.

Technique Class

When: Wednesday 13th May

Time: 7.30pm

Where: My Studio

Cost: $15 (all materials supplied)

Projects: This class will take advantage of new ideas and techniques I learn at the Stampin' Up Convention - Yippee!!

How: Book in now by emailing me at scrapalley@gmail.com or calling 4362 7209. Places are limited so get in quick.

Stamp-a-Stack

When: Wednesday 20th May

Time: 7.30pm

Where: My Studio

Cost: $15 (all materials supplied)

Projects: Create 6 cards - 3 each of 2 designs. These will be birthday cards, one masculine and one feminine. Perfect to keep your handmade stash supplied.

How: Book in now by emailing me at scrapalley@gmail.com or calling 4362 7209. Places are limited so get in quick.

I love teaching these classes and would love to see you here. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Bye,

Alex

Heaps to Share

2009-04-09T03:09:00.000-07:00

Our launch night was great and I hope our customers had a fabulous time. We had a room of nearly 40 people experimenting with new Stampin' Up products. I loved it :)

These were the projects we created:

Cherish Card

Fresh Cuts Stamp Set and Warm Words

Chocolate Bar Wrapper - this is so easy and such a cute treat

Occasional Greeting Stamp Set and Good Morning Sunshine Patterned Paper

Thank you Card

All Scallops Stamp Set and Good Morning Sunshine Patterned Paper

Last night I held an Easter class here at home to create a few gift ideas for the next weekend (you know, when the bunny with the floppy ears comes). I had a lovely group of crafters who went home with the cutest little boxes that they don't want to hand on to anyone else. LOL! Oh well, they will have to make some more then. I am going to be busy tomorrow creating a whole bunch of them to give out to my family. And of course I have three little boys who would all like one too.

And we made this little pouch for eggs.

And this sweet card with the Oval Punch.

Also this week, I received a bunch of new stamps and papers. Sigh!! If only I had more hours in the day to play. Here I have played with a Simply Scrappin kit (Sweet Nothings) and the Sweet Sticky Cuts with the Fine Supanova glitter (mmmmm, love it!).

And an acetate card using Good Morning Sunshine patterned paper. I love playing with acetate. It's a medium that gives your cards a different element and I like that.

Thanks for dropping by. If you have any questions about any of the Stampin' Up products I have used, please email me at scrapalley@gmail.com. I am only too happy to help. I will be sure to share more with you over the next few days.

Bye

Alex

Displays for our Launch

2009-04-02T02:58:00.000-07:00

One more sleep until I get to have fun at our Catalogue Launch. Yipee!

So............because it is tomorrow, I thought I would share some samples I have made.

This is a frame I had from my old gifts and homewares business and the glass had broken in transit. So it has been sitting in my drawer waiting for some action.

I have used the Always stamp set and the new Three Little Words set on this project. Colours are Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette (be prepared to see that colour ALOT here this year :)

This next project is a cute little acetate box that will be one of the prizes for the night. Isn't it cute?

This will be one of the projects for next weeks Easter Class (sorry, class is full but if you would like to make one of these keep an eye out for more class coming soon). They would be great for any occasion.

And lastly, my lolly pot. Mmmm, picture this filled to overflowing with gorgeous pink & white marshmellows. Sorry, I really should have done that for the picture shouldn't I? That is how it will be presented tomorrow night. Filled to the brim with yummy goodness.

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back to share more really soon.

Alex